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chuck hagel did that as a sergeant in vietnam. he c-- if confirmed he will do t again. >> he will lead the pentagon at this contentious time. >> we cannot allow the work of confronting the great threats we face today to held hostage to partisanship on either side. >> if confirmed chuck hagel would be the first former enlisted man and the first vietnam war veteran to head the pentagon. >>> today the senate will decide whether the government can continue borrowing millions of dollars without congress' permission. it is set to vote on a bill to athe debt ceiling to keep going up through the middle of may had a would delay the ex-penned showdown between democrats and republicans over spending cuts. the house passed a bill last week. >>> president obama says he will sign it if it passes in the senate. >>> we are still following a developing story out of alabama. a-year-old boy is being held hostage and is now going on three days. here is what we know. 63-year-old man boarded a school bus tuesday after fatally shooting the bus driver. h
chuck hagel did that as a sergeant in vietnam. he c-- if confirmed he will do t again. >> he will lead the pentagon at this contentious time. >> we cannot allow the work of confronting the great threats we face today to held hostage to partisanship on either side. >> if confirmed chuck hagel would be the first former enlisted man and the first vietnam war veteran to head the pentagon. >>> today the senate will decide whether the government can continue borrowing...
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. >>> former senator chuck hagel will have to wait a little longer to find out if he will be the next defense secretary. members of the senate armed services committee decided to delay hagel's confirmation vote which was scheduled for this morning. that's because republicans demanded more information. several senators want more detail of hagel's business dealings and content of past speeches he's made. democrats say the move is just political posturing and they fully expect hagel to be confirmed. >>> what could be a grueling day for president obama's pick to head the cia, john brennan will face tough questions from democrats and republicans during his confirmation hearing. brennan who is the president's chief counterterrorism adviser is under scrutiny for using drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists overseas. the senate committee will also likely grill him over his support for the bush administration's interrogation policies. brennan served in the cia or worked in the cia under president h.w. bush. >>> and we're learning more information about the winning powerball ticket worth $2
. >>> former senator chuck hagel will have to wait a little longer to find out if he will be the next defense secretary. members of the senate armed services committee decided to delay hagel's confirmation vote which was scheduled for this morning. that's because republicans demanded more information. several senators want more detail of hagel's business dealings and content of past speeches he's made. democrats say the move is just political posturing and they fully expect hagel to be...
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chuck hagel will be in delaware when the remains of four u.s. soldiers killed in afghanistan arrive. private 50 class cody patterson was one killed on sunday. the remains of all four are being flown to dover for processing. the families are usually there, but it's rare for the secretary of defense to be. they call it a dignified return ceremony. no word on whether hagel's visit has to do with the families not getting the death benefits because of the shut down. they want to make sure the families receive the benefits they are due. the service members killed since october 1st to pay for funeral expenses and to travel to dover. it is $100,000 that comes about three days after the soldier dies. we will have more on the impact on veterans. right now, crews are cleaning up after a mess on the outer loop in green belt. about four hours ago, the tractor-trailer overturned right at the exit. as you can see another car is involved. police tell us that tractor-trailer was carrying trash. we are learning to hear how it will be cleaned up. traffic just got
chuck hagel will be in delaware when the remains of four u.s. soldiers killed in afghanistan arrive. private 50 class cody patterson was one killed on sunday. the remains of all four are being flown to dover for processing. the families are usually there, but it's rare for the secretary of defense to be. they call it a dignified return ceremony. no word on whether hagel's visit has to do with the families not getting the death benefits because of the shut down. they want to make sure the...
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. >> his possible replacement as defense secretary, former nebraska senator chuck hagel. could move one step closer to being confirmed today. the senate armed services committee plans to vote on hagel's nomination today. >>> speak egg of today, right now, lawmakers are meeting to discuss current and potential laws to help reduce gun violence. a senate judiciary subcommittee is holding a hearing to review new proposals as well as looking at the effectiveness of current gun laws. the director of the johns hopkins center for gun policy and research and family members of shooting victims will be among those testifying today. >>> and this morning, the vatican says pope benedict xvi will not participate in the conclave to pick his successor. next month, more than 100 cardinals will meet at the cat v vatican to begin the closed-door ritual to pick. it takes a two-thirds majority to become pope. this morning on the "today" show father robert baron explained what the cardinals will look for when picking a new pope. here's what he had to say about what happens when when they meet t
. >> his possible replacement as defense secretary, former nebraska senator chuck hagel. could move one step closer to being confirmed today. the senate armed services committee plans to vote on hagel's nomination today. >>> speak egg of today, right now, lawmakers are meeting to discuss current and potential laws to help reduce gun violence. a senate judiciary subcommittee is holding a hearing to review new proposals as well as looking at the effectiveness of current gun laws....
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the other part of this, though, is the chuck hagel hearing. they felt like they had a deal with republicans that they wouldn't filibuster and they did and there's a real gap of trust there. that's why they want to push for this. again, when you're in the majority one time, you'll be in the minority later. so these kinds of things are sort of like a water balloon. you press one side and the other pops up. >> want to mention jim up for confirmation as next fbi director. likely to see any issues there? >> probably not. he's like by both sides for the most part. there's this very dramatic testimony he made about his confrontation with some bush white house officials when they tried to pressure john ashcroft to sign off on something that he said that he didn't want done. so i think that's engendered some trust from democrats, and there are some republicans who i think are probably willing to go along with this nomination. >> domenico, thank you so much. for more from domenico and nbc news team, check out first read@nbc.com. >>> right now lucky kids
the other part of this, though, is the chuck hagel hearing. they felt like they had a deal with republicans that they wouldn't filibuster and they did and there's a real gap of trust there. that's why they want to push for this. again, when you're in the majority one time, you'll be in the minority later. so these kinds of things are sort of like a water balloon. you press one side and the other pops up. >> want to mention jim up for confirmation as next fbi director. likely to see any...
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we've also just learned the defense secretary, chuck hagel, will testify about the situation in syria tomorrow before the senate foreign relations committee. just to give you a sense of how dire the situation in the country is right now, listen to this, the u.n. says 7 million syrians have been displaced by the war. and that's a third of the population. >>> nbc's peter alexander has more on the white house's effort to convince congress that the military must intervene in syria and it must intervene soon. >> reporter: while syria's civil war rages, washington is debating its next move. the president's call for military action faces an uphill bait well skeptical lawmakers. many back early for a rare classified briefing. afterward, showing little consensus. >> i think members of congress were divided. >> accountability has to be certain, scriwift and severe. >> reporter: still, the white house insists it will step up the pressure. secretary of state john kerry presenting new evidence that sarin gas was used in last month's deadly attack. >> bashar al assad now joins a list of adolf hitle
we've also just learned the defense secretary, chuck hagel, will testify about the situation in syria tomorrow before the senate foreign relations committee. just to give you a sense of how dire the situation in the country is right now, listen to this, the u.n. says 7 million syrians have been displaced by the war. and that's a third of the population. >>> nbc's peter alexander has more on the white house's effort to convince congress that the military must intervene in syria and it...
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. >>> in just about an hour, the bitter battle to confirm chuck hagel as defense secretary could come to an end. for the first time in history the senate filibustered his nomination, holding up his conversation for more than a week. but some of his most vocal opponents now say they will support the former republican senator. lawmakers will vote at noon. if they end the filibuster, a final vote to confirm hagel could immediately follow. >> mr. chairman, final tally is 19 ayes including proxies, and 5 nays. >> ayes have it. the nomination is recorded. >> and just like that, the senate finance committee gave the thumbs up for treasury secretary nominee jack lew. the panel voted overwhelmingly to approve the nomination, sending the vote now no the senate floor. most recently, lew was president obama's chief of staff and would succeed timothy geithner if approved. >>> baeren bernanke is in the middle of testifying to the senate banking committee. the federal reserve chairman talked about how the economy is slowly but surely improving. he also discussed the impending sequestration and said
. >>> in just about an hour, the bitter battle to confirm chuck hagel as defense secretary could come to an end. for the first time in history the senate filibustered his nomination, holding up his conversation for more than a week. but some of his most vocal opponents now say they will support the former republican senator. lawmakers will vote at noon. if they end the filibuster, a final vote to confirm hagel could immediately follow. >> mr. chairman, final tally is 19 ayes...
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former republican senator chuck hagel will face tough questions at his confirmation hearing next thursday, and john brennan, the president's choice for cia director will be quizzed at his hearing next month. keith? >> thanks, melissa. >>> and we're waiting to hear from defense secretary leon panetta. we expect him to announce about an hour from now that the pentagon is lifting its ban on women in combat. the policy change will overturn a 1994 rule that banned women from being part of combat units. it'll open more than 200,000 positions to women. despite the combat ban, women in the military have still given their lives for this country. more than 150 women have been killed in iraq and afghanistan. >>> and gay rights activists are making a new appeal to the white house. they want president obama to ban federal contractors from discriminating against gay employees. current federal law bans discrimination based on sex, race, and national origin, but didn't mention sexual orientation. >>> d.c.'s police chief is challenging the findings of a new report released just a few minutes ago that the
former republican senator chuck hagel will face tough questions at his confirmation hearing next thursday, and john brennan, the president's choice for cia director will be quizzed at his hearing next month. keith? >> thanks, melissa. >>> and we're waiting to hear from defense secretary leon panetta. we expect him to announce about an hour from now that the pentagon is lifting its ban on women in combat. the policy change will overturn a 1994 rule that banned women from being...